Vidor’s Clark out for Saturday’s contest

Vidor coach Jeff Mathews said the plastic on his black shoes started to melt before halftime on Saturday night’s football game against Texarkana Texas High School at Lufkin.

It was 106 degrees when his team stepped off the bus.

So it comes as no surprise that several players on the team experienced symptoms of dehydration and a few players will sit out this Saturday’s game against Bridge City as a precautionary measure, including starting fullback Brentyn Clark.

Clark led the team in rushing with 22 carries for 151 yards and a touchdown.

“We don’t want to take any chances,” Mathews said. “When we see symptoms like throwing up, headaches — we always use caution.”

In Clark’s absence, Michael Godeaux will play fullback but Mathews is hoping to find some other player to fill that role because Godeaux also starts on defense.